The Government writing handbook is a handy guide for everyone in the APS who writes. It is a companion to the Australian Government Style Manual (Style Manual), but with greater focus on the craft of writing.
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2025 State of the Service Roadshow
The annual APS State of the Service Roadshow is back and you're invited!
Virtual - 17 March | Melbourne - 20 March | Hobart - 21 March
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Engagement and Partnerships
An APS that puts people and business at the centre of policy and services
This program helps to identify the benefits of working effectively with stakeholders. Understand the most appropriate stakeholders and the most appropriate form of engagement.
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources provides an interactive guide to the ‘right’ engagement type to choose when engaging with stakeholders and citizens.
The Charter of Partnerships and Engagement sets out principles for improving the way the APS puts people and business at the centre of policy, implementation and delivery.
Building a Better Public ServiceJoin a network of leaders for presentations and panels to discuss all aspects of public sector capability. Hosted by The Mandarin | CANBERRA | MARCH 13, 2025 | 
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This Mastercraft event will take us through the Program Practice Framework and understanding what unconscious bias is, how it tends to operate and how we as public policy professionals can minimise its impacts in the way we think and behave.
Academia and the public service are certainly different. How can we take advantage of the differences and build on them as a source of strength? How do these sectors complement each other and work together to deliver improved understanding and better outcomes for Australians?
Hear from experts in strategic foresight from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as they discuss practical tools for making sense of disruptive change and translating insights about the future into actionable strategy.
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